---
name: "Andrew Sachs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andrew-sachs"
fi1m_id: "andrew-sachs"
imdb_id: "nm0755133"
tmdb_id: 47851
wikidata_id: "Q76963"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 April 1930"
died: "23 November 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 87
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:33:38.769513+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Andrew Sachs

## Identity

Andrew Sachs

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andrew-sachs
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andrew-sachs
- **IMDb ID:** nm0755133
- **TMDB ID:** 47851
- **Wikidata ID:** Q76963
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sachs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76963, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755133/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47851

Actor. Born 7 April 1930 in Berlin, Germany. Died 23 November 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 April 1930, Berlin, Germany
- **Died:** 23 November 2016
- **Active:** 1974–1975
- **Also known as:** Эндрю Сакс , Andreas Siegfried "Andrew" Sachs, Andreas Siegfried Sachs
- **Average Fi1m score:** 87, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sachs, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76963, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755133/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47851

## Streaming the US now

- **BritBox:** [*Fawlty Towers*](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md) (90)

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## Biography

Andrew Sachs was a German-born British actor. He is best known for playing the Spanish waiter Manuel in the BBC sitcom *Fawlty Towers* (1975–1979), a role for which he received a BAFTA nomination.

Sachs appeared in numerous television series and films over a career spanning more than five decades. His credits include roles in *The Saint* (1962), *History of the World: Part I* (1981), *Nowhere in Africa* (2001), *Going Postal* (2010), *Quartet* (2012) and *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (2016). He also played Ramsay Clegg in *Coronation Street* (2009).

Born Andreas Siegfried Sachs in Berlin, he worked extensively in television, film, radio and voice-over work.

*Sources: bbc.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Fawlty Towers* (1975), Fi1m 90, as Manuel — [page](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md)
- *Rising Damp* (1974), Fi1m 84, as Snell — [page](https://film.one/tv/rising-damp.md)

## Complete filmography (92)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Cancellation Of Fawlty Towers* (2025), Actor
- *Breaking the Bank* (2016), as Jenkins
- *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (2016), as Mantel Clock (voice)
- *Quartet* (2012), as Bobby Swanson
- *Run For Your Wife* (2012), as Clumsy Waiter
- *Going Postal 2in1* (2011), as Groat
- *Going Postal* (2010), series, as Groat
- *All Star Mr & Mrs* (2008), series, Actor
- *Ant Attack* (2006), as Narrator
- *Mr. Loveday's Little Outing* (2006), as Mr. Loveday
- *Benjamin's Struggle* (2005), Actor
- *Egypt* (2005), series, as Narrator
- *This World* (2004), series, Actor
- *Looking for Victoria* (2003), series, as Benjamin Disraeli
- *Cheeky* (2003), as TV Announcer
- *Doctor Who: Shada* (2003), as Skagra (voice)
- *Walking with Cavemen* (2003), series, as Narrator
- *Nowhere in Africa* (2001), as Mr. Rubens
- *Attachments* (2000), series, as Murray Plaskow
- *That Peter Kay Thing* (2000), series, Actor
- *Little Grey Rabbit* (2000), series, Actor
- *Jack of Hearts* (1999), series, as Peter Pryce
- *The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit* (1999), as Narrator (voice)
- *Star Hill Ponies* (1998), series, as Various Characters (voice)
- *Dead Clean* (1998), as Kostas Malmatakis
- *The Legend of the Lost Keys* (1998), series, as George Gardener
- *Eyewitness: Monster* (1997), as Narrator (voice)
- *Einstein Revealed* (1997), as Albert Einstein
- *Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years* (1997), as Presenter
- *Incredible Journeys* (1997), series, Actor
- *The Forgotten Toys* (1997), series, as Additional Voices (voice)
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Josef Horowitz
- *Taxandria* (1996), as André / Superintendent
- *Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry* (1996), as Narrator (voice)
- *Eyewitness* (1995), series, as Narrator
- *The Forgotten Toys* (1995), as Chef / Old Man (voice)
- *Character Building* (1995), as Narrator (voice)
- *William's Wish Wellingtons* (1994), series, as Narrator
- *Pirates* (1994), series, Actor
- *Every Silver Lining* (1993), series, Actor
- *The Mystery of Edwin Drood* (1993), as Durdles
- *The Mushroom Picker* (1993), series, as Tadeus
- *The Gingerbread Man* (1992), series, as The Gingerbread Man / Mr Salt / Herr Von Cuckoo / Sleek the Mouse
- *Interviewers From Hell* (1989), Actor
- *Supersense* (1988), series, as Narrator
- *Consuming Passions* (1988), as Jason
- *Spirits of the Forest* (1987), as Narrator
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Father Morgan, Mendel Lan — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Artists and Models* (1986), series, as Delécluze (voice)
- *Architecture at the Crossroads* (1986), series, as Narrator - (Voice)
- *There Comes A Time...* (1985), series, Actor
- *The Galactic Garden* (1985), as Vector · Writer
- *Big Deal* (1984), series, as MC
- *Tom O'Connor* (1984), series, Actor
- *It's Your Move* (1982), as Roadsweeper
- *Dead Ernest* (1982), series, Actor
- *History of the World: Part I* (1981), as Gerard - The French Revolution
- *The Tempest* (1980), as Trinculo
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Sidney — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Monkey* (1978), series, as Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung
- *Strangers* (1978), series, as Conron
- *Send in the Girls* (1978), series, as Paul
- *Revenge of the Pink Panther* (1978), as Hospital Inmate
- *The Sound of Laughter* (1977), series, as Brian Jones
- *Are You Being Served? The Movie* (1977), as Carlos
- *What's Up Nurse* (1977), as Guido
- *James and the Giant Peach* (1976), as Interviewer / 1st Naval Officer / Security Chief
- *House of Mortal Sin* (1976), as Man in Church
- *Fawlty Towers* (1975), series, as Manuel — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md)
- *Robin Hood Junior* (1975), as Friar
- *Gorilla* (1974), as Narrator
- *Rising Damp* (1974), series, as Snell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/rising-damp.md)
- *Romance with a Double Bass* (1974), as Musician Zhuchkov
- *Hitler: The Last Ten Days* (1973), as Walter Wagner
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Jeremy Nisbett
- *Quest for Love* (1971), as TV Announcer (uncredited)
- *Codename* (1970), series, as Stein
- *If Only the Trains Came* (1968), as Sergei Sergeich
- *Number Ten* (1968), as Nigel Fenn
- *Nearest and Dearest* (1968), series, as Doctor
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Nigel Fenn, Sergei Sergeich, Morris Harper
- *Callan* (1967), series, as German Captain — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *Legend of Death* (1965), series, as Dr. Zemouron
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as German Sergeant
- *We Joined the Navy* (1963), as Short-Changed US Seaman
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Jacques
- *Dial RIX* (1962), series, as Harry Daisy, Thin Furniture Man
- *Nothing Barred* (1961), as Convict
- *Survival* (1961), series, Actor
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Ramsay Clegg — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/coronation-street.md)
- *The Night We Dropped a Clanger* (1959), as A.C. 2 Briggs
- *Hue and Cry* (1947), as Schoolboy (uncredited)

## Gallery

- ![Photo of wax doll in the likeness of Andrew Sachs, taken at Madame Tussaud´s in London circa 1989 by Lennart Guldbrandsson.](https://film.one/media/person/60064/gallery-84c8684b7cf7.jpg) Photo of wax doll in the likeness of Andrew Sachs, taken at Madame Tussaud´s in London circa 1989 by Lennart Guldbrandsson. — Lennart Guldbrandsson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Andrew_Sachs.jpg/1280px-Andrew_Sachs.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Sachs](https://film.one/media/person/60064/gallery-137d9c242ef1.jpg) Andrew Sachs — Squidney / phil chappell from Crowthorne, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Andrew_sachs.jpg/1280px-Andrew_sachs.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor, outside London Studios (2004)](https://film.one/media/person/60064/gallery-46fbddad91e0.jpg) Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor, outside London Studios (2004) — Squidney / phil chappell from Crowthorne, U.K., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Andrew_sachs_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Andrew Sachs](https://film.one/media/person/60064/gallery-154a391c256e.jpg) Andrew Sachs — Image via TMDB
- ![Andrew Sachs](https://film.one/media/person/60064/gallery-c2d0946e55f0.jpg) Andrew Sachs — Image via TMDB
- ![Andrew Sachs](https://film.one/media/person/60064/gallery-6d4437992bc9.jpg) Andrew Sachs — Image via TMDB

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